"The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL)"

The Defense food research laboratory (DFRL) Entablish in 28th  December1961.Under the agencie of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). DFRL are present in Mysore, karnataka, India.  specially develop the varied food for INDIAN ARMY, NAVY, AIRFORCE and other PARMILITARY FORCES.

 Areas of work:-

• Research and development in food science and technology.
• Studies in development of convenience food, preservation of food , food safety, food packaging, and studies in spoilage of food and food safety.
• Production and supply food to forces during mission.
• Study of preservation and packaging of food for long distance.
• Develop  packaging material for any climatic condition and perishable food.
• DFRL are develop the new test kit for food analysis, DFRL develop Test kit for E.coli detection, Acidity detection paper, pesticide detection kit.

Developed Food Product:-

• DFRL are develop various food product give six to one year shelf life of food product.
• This food product is lightweight easy for packaging .
• This food product are not required high amount of heat for cooking and it stable in any climatic condition.
• DFRL develop the 550 technology includes ready-to-eat food .
• Ready –to- eat food includes chapatis, flavoured chapatis spiced potato parathas, fruit bar and chikki, nutri food bar. 

Other services:-

• Beside DFRL also helps the food industry improve their brand image.
• DFRL sells their food patents to various food industry.
• DFRL also offers a 10 month postgraduate diploma course in food analysis and quality assurance, which affiliated to the University of Mysore.

Technologies for civilian use:-

• Flexible pouches.
• Mini combo pack ration.
• Freeze dried food.
• Preservation of coconut water
• Flavoured chapatis.
• Minimally processed pre-cut vegetable.
• Supplementary combo pack ration.

Product for forces:- 

 Ready-To-Eat product

• chapaties and flavoured chapaties.
• Shelf stable fried chiken leg pieces.
• Green leafy vegetable chapaties/parathas.
• Spiced potato parathas.
• Frozen peas chiken product.
• Fiber rich vegetable pulav.
• Palak dal curry.
• Whole channa masala.
• Preserved fruits.
• Soy shirkhand.
• Stabilized green chutney.

Ready to cook product

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• Coconut chatney.
• Cooking rice.
• Soji halwa.
• Upama mix.
• Kheer mix.
• Pakoda mix.
• Dosa mix.

DFRL Technologies:-

• Flexible pouch processing technology.
• High temperature short time (HTST) preservation technology.
• Food additives technology.
• Spray drying technology.
• Food irradiation technology.
• Post harvest technology for increase shelf life.
• Test kit for E.coli.
• Acidity testing paper.
• Test kit for pathogen.

DFRL Awards:-

• Titanium Award-1983.
• Technology Absorption Award-2001.
• DRDO Performance Excellence Award-2005.
• Defence Technology Spin-off Award-2010.
• Titanium Trophy Award-2012.
• Defence Technology Spin-off Award-2013.
• Outanding Technology Development Award- 2014.
                                                                         

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DFRL Packaging.

Food Preparation.

 Edible cutlery

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